The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-15

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based on right and justice. The Irish people
were convinced that there was neither right nor
justice in the agraran laws. Let the govern
ment give Ireland institutions in accordance
with Irish sentiments. under which the law
would be the law of their own country, and or
der and prosperity would succeed the prevailipR
disorder and distress
Balfour's Bill Denounced by Trevelynn.
LONDON, April 15.-Sir George Trevelyans
one of the Unionist leaders and formerly Chief
Secretary for ireland, has written a letter on
the coercion bill which is tantamount to a
manifesto against that measure. He says that
really the bill is chiefly aimed at politicians and
editors opposed to the government policy.
and therefore notorious partisans like Mr.
Holmes, the present Attorney general of Ireland
and Colonel King Harman, the newly appointed
Parliamentary Secretary for Ireland, are unfit
to administer the law if passed. No true Lib
era he says ought to intrust such power to
them When Lord Spencer repeatedly refused
to suppress the League word of remonstrance
emanated from the Liberals. 1t is inconceivable
powernc the executive to treat Irish poll
ticians as common criminals In 1888
three thousand Orangemen, on one occasion, dis
turbed a National League meeting, their action
leading to bloodshed and necessitating the call
ing out of troops to preserve the peace. Colonel
king-Harman and Holmes actively defended
these unwarrantable proceedings. There is not
the slightest doubt that, in the event of the
would be liable, under the clauses
of the present bill, punishment
as criminals. but the government has effectively
provided against this contingency by proposing
to oenact that the House OF Lords may veto proc
lamation by the Lord Lieutenant The full
weight of this terrible bus sided measure is
intended to fall. and will fall upon the politi-
clans Of one party alone. The measure will be
administered by those who, beyond all question,
are actuated by the strongest Orange sympa-
thies, and 1t is calculated to exasperate the peo
pie without serving any useful purpose.
Earl Spencer, formerly Lord Lieutenant Of
Ireland, on arriving at Truro. to-day, route to
Plymouth, was greeted by 10000 persons. .ud
presented with an address of welcome. He re-
piled in speech in the course Of which he con-
demned the governments Irish policy and advo-
Gated home rdle
How Labouchere Would Fight Coercion.
Special Cablegram to New York World.
/ don't mince matters I am of the school OF
''qui veut la fin, veut les moyensn If were a
Russian, and if it were clear to ma that the only
means CT fighting despotsm in Russia were those
pursued by the Nihilists, Oihilist I should be.
If the government here suppresses all legitimate
expression of opinion in ireland IL order to
force on that country a Tory policy and hand
! over its people to the tender mercies Of rack
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renting landlords, ON Inc government be the
| consequences. At all COSTS it must be demon
stratively proved that ireland cannot be ruled
| by coercion and that the only mode of maintain
ing law and order there is to make the aforesaid
consequences a reflex of Irish opinion. If 1t he
necessary, secret societies must replace the
| constitutional associations which the gov
| ernment is trying to suppress. War
| must be met by war If the government
uses arms of despotism TO crush out liberty, the
people must reply By the of those means
| which oppressed nationalities have ever had al
| their command and have ever used in theiI
struggles for their rights There must be M
outrages which are calculated to shock human
ity. Women, children and the beasts of the
field must be as safe in Ireland as they are il
| England. War must. however. be carried or
against rack-renting landlords. against evictors
against those mean and contemplate savage
who take evicteo farms, and against the agents
of despotism. They must be declared b.
lepers and as lepers they must be treated. Th
blood-and-iron policy of oppression has neve
yet been successfully resisted with rosewater.